– Andrew Wheating talking after running 1:48.70 in the Oregon Twilight Meet 800 to finish second, right behind Matt Centrowitz. Wheating says he’s become more patient and mature since switching to Mark Rowland for coaching in 2013.

Week That Was

The World Relays are gone until 2017, Stanford is in the books until next year, we take a deeper look at both and even go way back to the 1984 Olympic Trials 1,500 and a dive for the line by Chuck Aragon. Why? His daughter just ran a 4:16 1,500m in high school.

News From The Commonwealth

Jack Green Feels Reborn After Battling Back From Suicidal Thoughts After going out in the semis at the London Olympics at just age 20, Green walked away from the sport in 2013. “I have a pre-depression PB and a post-depression PB,” the 23-year-old explains. “That way I am successful every day. Every time I go to the gym or run on the track it’s a new PB.”

International Track Action

Powell Is Back:Asafa Powell Wins 100 At Jamaican Invitational In 9.84Ryan Bailey was booed during his introduction and finished 2nd in 9.93 as Nesta Carter was 3rd (9.98). Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson won the women’s 100 in 10.97 to beat a field that included Blessing Okabare and Allyson Felix. Bershawn Jackson and Kori Carter got the US wins in the 400H. Christian Cantwell took the SP. Colombia’s Caterine Ibarguen set a WL in the TJ (14.61m).

Kenya's Ferguson Rotich (47.84 first 400 on 800 leg) and Timothy Cheruiyot (51.96 first 400 on 1,600 leg) ran like mad men while the quartet of Kyle Merber, Brycen Spratling, Brandon Johnson and Ben Blankenship (3:51.24 anchor) ran superbly to get the win and the world record in a race like no other.